Known for Costume & Make-Up
Ida May Routh (12 July 1934 – 1 June 2022) was a British-American costume designer. Routh was born in India, where she grew up in Jabalpur. She relocated to England for her education, graduating from the Saint Martin's School of Art. She first worked as a fashion illustrator, with her work appearing in the magazines Vogue and Elle. In 1969, she was offered a position by her former boyfriend Brian Duffy as an assistant to costume designer Anthony Mendleson for the film Oh! What a Lovely War (1969). Her first credited work as a costume designer was for the David Bowie film The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). Other notable credits include Being There (1979), Splash (1984) and Newsies (1992). She worked often with director John Frankenheimer, including Andersonville (1996), George Wallace (1997), Ronin (1998) and Reindeer Games (2000).[2] She received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special for her work on Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991) and Andersonville. Routh married production designer Brian Eatwell in 1983, and worked with him frequently until his death in 2007. She died on 1 June 2022, and was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article May Routh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born
June 12, 1934
Died
June 2, 2022 (age 87)
Birthplace
Jabalpur, British India
Filmography
21 films, 1 show


Helter Skelter
2004 · 2h 17m
country: United States
The rise of Charles Manson and his "family," who are responsible for a series of famous murders in the late 1960s. Manson, a magnetic and mysterious man, attracts road-weary single mother Linda Kasabian to join his collection of outcasts on a ranch outside of Los Angeles. After murdering actress Sharon Tate, Manson and his followers are investigated by district attorney Vincent Bugliosi.


Ambush
2001 · 8m
country: United States
While escorting an elderly man to an undisclosed location, The Driver is confronted by a van full of armed men and is warned that the old man has stolen a large amount of diamonds. The old man claims to have swallowed the diamonds and that the men will likely cut him open to retrieve them. The Driver decides at the last minute to help him, participating in a car chase and shootout with the van. The Driver eventually evades his pursuers and watches their destruction. He then delivers the old man to a town nearby and asks the merchant if he did indeed swallowed the diamonds. The client merely chuckles and walks away. The Driver then leaves.


Reindeer Games
2000 · 1h 44m
country: United States
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.


Ronin
1998 · 2h 2m
country: United Kingdom
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.


Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993 · 1h 28m
country: United States
The story of the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of shooting President Kennedy. Via flashbacks, the story traces the woman's life from her days in Russia, the turmoil following the assassination, raising her family, and coming to grips with the fact that she too may have been a pawn in a grand conspiracy.


Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993 · 2h 35m
country: United States
The story of Rosalie Bonnano, the daughter of a powerful New York Mafia boss who married the son of her father's rival, another powerful New York Mafia boss.


Newsies
1992 · 2h 1m
country: United States
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.


Blood River
1991 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan's son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy's parents for their land. Trying to get away from Logan's vengeance, he goes to ground in the mountains and meets Winston Patrick Culler, an old trapper, who becomes his traveling companion and protector. Jimmy doesn't understand though why Culler is helping him...


Caddyshack II
1988 · 1h 38m
country: United States
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.


Splash
1984 · 1h 50m
country: United States
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.


My Favorite Year
1982 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.


Ghost Story
1981 · 1h 50m
country: United States
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.


First Family
1980 · 1h 37m
country: United States
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · 1h 51m
country: Germany
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.


The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976 · 2h 19m
country: United Kingdom
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.